Tribune News Service

Patiala, July 12

The contractual employees of the Department of Water Supply and Sanitation raised objections over draft of the Punjab Protection and Regularisation of Contractual Employees Bill, 2020, here today.

They said one of the provisions in the draft that contractual employees would only be regularised against sanctioned posts was vague and confusing because there was no mention of the staff, which was working in the department, but on World Bank projects.

“Therefore, status of employees, working on non-0 projects, about whether they are against sanctioned posts or not is not clear,” employees added. Members of the Contractual Employees Welfare Association, therefore, suggested mentioning of employees, who were working under various foreign projects.

The association also objected to the clause of regularisation only against existing sanctioned posts. Why provision had not been extended to new posts, which could be created in future, the association added. Besides, the association also objected to inclusion of only Class B and C staff for regularisation thereby excluding Class A and B employees. There were many Class A and B employees, who were working on contractual basis, under various World Bank projects, said the association.

There wouldn’t be any growth in their career, the association added.